Micellar Solubilization of Phenols With One or Two Hydroxyl Groups Using Biological Surfactant Rhamnolipid
We studied the solubilization of phenols with one and two hydroxyl groups (phenol, p-cresol, guaiacol, and pyrocatechol, resorcinol, hydroquinone) by micelles of the biological surfactant rhamnolipid using NMR diffusometry. We discuss the results within the framework of a model of two states of solubilizer molecules in solution: free in the aqueous phase and bound in surfactant micelles. The solubilization characteristics of rhamnolipid were calculated: the proportion of solubilized molecules р, micelle-water partition coefficient K<sub>m</sub>, and molar solubilization ratio (MSR) depending on the concentration of rhamnolipid in solutions.
Authors
- Ruslan V. Arkhipov
- Victor P. Arkhipov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4131-9934)
- Andrei V. Filippov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6810-1882)
Institutions
- Luleå University of Technology (SE)
- Kazan Federal University (RU)
- Institute of Physics (RU)
- Kazan State Technological University (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mrc.5530
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.50
Funders
- Kazan Federal University